Gospel Suffering
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
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🗓️ 22 September 2022
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
The more we speak up for the truth of Christ, the more we'll attract the attention and opposition of the world. Today, Steven Lawson shows that following Jesus involves enduring suffering and persecution on account of His name.
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| 0:00.0 | Today, on renewing your mind. |
| 0:02.4 | Blessed are those who have been persecuted |
| 0:04.7 | for the sake of righteousness, |
| 0:06.6 | for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. |
| 0:08.7 | In other words, if there's not persecution |
| 0:11.3 | to some degree, the kingdom of heaven is not yours. |
| 0:14.9 | And evidence that you're in the kingdom |
| 0:17.7 | is that you catch some degree of flock for your faith. |
| 0:23.0 | That's what Jesus conveys to us in the sermon on the Mounts, |
| 0:32.0 | an exhortation echoed by the Apostle Paul. |
| 0:35.0 | Paul endured beatings, floggings, stonings, and shipwrecks, |
| 0:39.0 | so he speaks to us with great credibility |
| 0:41.5 | when it comes to being persecuted for righteousness. |
| 0:44.5 | This week on renewing your mind, |
| 0:46.5 | Dr. Stephen Lawson is examining Paul's instructions |
| 0:49.5 | to the church at Philippi. |
| 0:51.5 | Paul tells them, and by extension tells us |
| 0:54.5 | that we can expect to suffer for the sake of Christ. |
| 1:00.5 | Come with me to Philippians chapter 1 and verse 29 and 30 |
| 1:05.5 | for this session. |
| 1:06.5 | I want to begin by reading the passage |
| 1:09.5 | for to you it has been granted for Christ's sake, |
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